CESSES

Noun

cesses

plural of cess

Verb

cesses

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cess

Anagrams

• secess

Source: Wiktionary

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CESS

Cess, n. Etym: [For sess, conts. from Assess.]

1. A rate or tax. [Obs. or Prof. Eng. & Scot.] Spenser.

2. Bound; measure. [Obs.] The poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess. Shak.

Cess, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Cessing.]

Definition: To rate; to tax; to assess. Spenser.

Cess, v. i. Etym: [F. cesser. See Cease.]

Definition: To cease; to neglect. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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